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St John, Viscount (GB, 1716)

Creation: let.pat. 2 Jul 1716

Family name: St John

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Arms:

 See Viscount Bolingbroke

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Henry [St John], 1st Viscount St John

only son and heir of Sir Walter St John, 3rd Bt., of Battersea, co. Surrey, and Lydiard Tregoze, co. Wiltshire, by his wife and cousin Joanna St John, 1st dau. by his first wife of Sir Oliver St John, of Longthorpe, co. Northampton, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

born

17 Oct 1652

mar. (1)

11 Dec 1673 Lady Mary Rich (bur. 2 Oct 1678), 2nd dau. and cohrss. of Robert [Rich], 3rd Earl of Warwick, by his second wife Anne Rodgers, widow of Richard Rogers, of Bryanston, co. Dorset, and dau. of Sir Thomas Cheke, of Pirgo, co. Essex

only child by first wife

1. Hon Henry St John, later v.p. 1st Viscount Bolingbroke

mar. (2)

1 Jan 1686/7 Angelica Magdalena Wharton (widow of ...... Wharton; d. 5 Aug 1736), dau. of George Pellisary, Treasurer-General of the Navy to King Louis XIV of France

children by second wife

2. George St John (dvp. Jan 1716)

3. Hon John St John, later 2nd Viscount St John

4. Hon Holles St John (dvp. 6 Oct 1738)

1. Hon Henrietta St John (b. 15 Jul 1699; d. 26 Mar 1756), mar. 10 Jun 1727 as his first wife Robert [Knight], 1st Earl of Catherlough, and had issue

died

8 Apr 1742

created

2 Jul 1716 Baron St John, of Battersea in the County of Surrey, and Viscount St John, with a special remainder to his younger sons in order of their birth and the heirs male of their bodies, failing which to the heirs male of his own body (this unusual remainder was because at the time of the granting of his peerage his eldest son, Lord Bolingbroke, had been attainted)

suc. by

son by second wife

note

Member of Parliament (Whig) for Wootton Bassett 1679-81, 1685-87, 1688/9-95 and 1698-1700 and for Wiltshire 1695-98; suc. his father 3 Jul 1708 as 4th Baronet

John [St John], 2nd Viscount St John

born

c. 1695

mar. (1)

17 Apr 1729 Anne Furnese (d. 11 Jul 1747), half-sister and hrss. of Sir Henry Furnese, 3rd Bt., and only child of Sir Robert Furnese, 2nd Bt. MP, of Waldershare, co. Kent, by his first wife Anna Balam, dau. of Anthony Balam

children by first wife

1. Hon Frederick St John, later 3rd Viscount St John later 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke

2. Gen Hon Henry St John MP, mar. 31 Aug 1771 Barbara Bladen, dau. of Col ..... Bladen

3. Hon John St John (d. 8 Oct 1793)

1. Hon Louisa St John (d. 4 Feb 1820), mar. 20 Aug 1760 William [Bagot], 1st Baron Bagot, and had issue

mar. (2)

19 Jun 1748 Hester Clarke (b. 25 Feb 1722/3; dsp. 8 Mar 1752), 1st dau. of James Clarke, of Wharton, co. Hereford

died

27 Feb 1748/9

suc. by

son by first wife

note

Comptroller of the Customs of London 1721; Member of Parliament (Tory) for Wootton Bassett 1727-34

Frederick [St John], 3rd Viscount St John later 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke

note

suc. his uncle 12 Dec 1751 as 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke

The Viscountcy of St John has been held in conjunction with the more senior Viscountcy of Bolingbroke since 12 Dec 1751.

Last updated 17 Feb 2012

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